Fantastic third Argentine pole for Marquez, Pedrosa fourth

Marc Marquez clinched a fantastic pole position today, his third in a row in Argentina, while his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa posted a very close fourth-fastest time to put him on the second row.

Marc had already set the pace in both FP3 and in FP4, during which he alone had managed to lap under the 1’40 barrier. That session was red-flagged twice after Scott Redding suffered a rear-tyre issue that is still under investigation by the Michelin technicians.

Two laps into the qualifying session, Marc set the fastest time of the day at 1’39.411. He suffered a small crash during his second attempt, and although he was uninjured, he was unable to lower his mark. Dani steadily improved his pace throughout the course of the day and missed a front-row spot by less than a tenth of a second, setting the fourth-best time of 1’40.011.

The race will start tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. local time

Marc Marquez

Pole Position1'39.411

"I'm happy with how the bike is going and with the pace we have. Tomorrow it will be vital to choose our rear tyre well, because with the soft I feel very good but I do not know if we can use it. We will have to wait for the decision from Michelin. We know what my crashes today were due to; the first was down to changing the setup but the second was because we pushed too hard. That is what happens in the qualifying session. Tomorrow we'll give everything we have in the race".

Dani Pedrosa

4th1'40.011

"The grip level of the track has improved today. There was more traction than yesterday and although we have advanced in terms of pace, we will continue working to go faster and be more consistent tomorrow. With such an improvement in grip, we have to find a setup that best suits these conditions. Tomorrow we will start from fourth place and try to have a good race."

MotoGP 2016Saturday, April 2nd 2016

Qualifying
Round 2
G.P. de la República ArgentinaArgentina

Qualyfing Results

Sunny / Dry

Humidity

57%

Track Temp

44°C

Air Temp

30°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'39.411

2

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'39.786

3

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'39.944

4

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'40.011

5

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'40.198

6

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'40.272

7

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'40.375

8

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'40.524

9

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1'40.528

10

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'40.654

11

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'40.708

12

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'40.893

13

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'40.744

14

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Octo Pramac Yakhnich

Ducati

1'40.750

15

Miller Jack

43

AUS

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'40.881

16

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'40.897

17

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'40.990

18

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'41.116

19

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'41.157

20

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'41.611

21

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'41.692

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The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina´s Touring Car Racing championship. In… read more.

Location Information

The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina´s Touring Car Racing championship. In… read more.